Is drought just something that happens, or can human activity contribute to drought? Learn how scientific definitions of drought help answer that question.
Like snowflakes, not two droughts are alike. Learn why scientists talk about five categories of drought, and why drought in Hawaii may look different from an Oklahoma drought.
What are the weather facts and environmental factors that go into forecasting drought?
How does what happens in the ocean affect your weather forecast on land?
Studying climate is a science. So how do scientists study drought?
What are some of the scientific issues related to climate and changes in the earth's atmosphere? Get the answers to that and more here.